Tomografía por emisión de positrones (TEP) del pulmón - Results

Nombres alternativos

TEP del tórax; Tomografía del pulmón por emisión de positrones; TEP del pecho; TEP del pulmón; TEP para tomar imágenes de un tumor

Valores normales:

Un resultado normal significa que la gammagrafía no muestra ningún problema en el tamaño, forma o funcionamiento de los pulmones.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales puede deberse a:

Infección.
Inflamación de los pulmones debido a otras causas.
Cáncer pulmonar o cáncer de otra área del cuerpo que se ha propagado a los pulmones.
Nódulo pulmonar solitario.

Reviewed last on: 3/1/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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